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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 19, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2021, 4:36 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2021, 4:36 PM CDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 41 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1241 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 9.6

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The text

As transmitted.

984 
WUUS54 KMAF 192136
SVRMAF
TXC103-135-329-461-192215-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0117.210519T2136Z-210519T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ector County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Midland County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 435 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northwest
  of Crane, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pleasant Farms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash 
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 10249 3160 10254 3179 10228 3170 10215
      3152 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 243DEG 19KT 3159 10246 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89

1 follow-up statement

984 
WWUS54 KMAF 192151
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
451 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

TXC103-135-329-461-192215-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210519T2215Z/
Ector TX-Midland TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
451 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ECTOR...SOUTHWESTERN MIDLAND...NORTHEASTERN CRANE
AND NORTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES...

At 451 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast
of West Odessa, or 16 miles north of Crane, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Pleasant Farms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3151 10242 3165 10247 3179 10228 3170 10215
      3152 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 243DEG 19KT 3163 10237 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	51 min
May 18, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	38 min
May 18, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Scurry	51 min
May 18, 8:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Dawson	2 hr
May 18, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	46 min
May 18, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	52 min
May 18, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Borden, Mitchell, Scurry	32 min
May 18, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	67 min
May 18, 9:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	42 min
May 18, 9:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	50 min
May 19, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	40 min
May 19, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	55 min
May 19, 5:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	53 min
May 19, 6:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	53 min
May 19, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	48 min
May 19, 7:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Howard	116 min
May 19, 7:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	115 min
May 19, 8:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	43 min
May 19, 8:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	27 min
May 19, 8:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Martin	118 min
May 19, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson, Martin	60 min
May 19, 9:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden	119 min
May 19, 9:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	58 min
May 19, 9:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Howard, Martin	2 hr
May 19, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	44 min
May 19, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	39 min
May 19, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	52 min
May 19, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	48 min
May 19, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Upton	39 min
May 19, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	49 min
May 19, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	48 min
May 19, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	46 min
May 19, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	44 min
May 19, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	42 min
May 19, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	45 min
May 19, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	40 min
May 19, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	52 min
May 19, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	66 min
May 19, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Ector	45 min
May 19, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Midland	48 min
May 19, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		45 min
May 19, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector	40 min
May 19, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	43 min
May 19, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan	49 min
May 19, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reagan	40 min
May 19, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	44 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.